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Huntsville gazette., 1887-07-16

In is remored that Mr.. r. G. 0
Benjamin is dead. the rumor says
that he died at Ell Paso, Texas. Rumor,
did we say-Yes. we do not believe
Cicero would do such thing-Negre
American.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-07-16

No price which can be weighed in
gold will pay man tor the sacrihcs
& a grain of principle.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-07-16

THe Alabama Ass ,mbly K OF u held
a success fnl session at Montgo merry
this week
Huntsville gazette., 1887-07-16

A young man in Birmingham who had
been married but ten days has been sem
need to the penitentiary for ten years.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-07-16
DisastPo,.s Hfre.

HAHyoRD, Cal, July l5.-About 3 O'Clock
last night fire broke out il the Lafayette
house, which, tanned BY . strong wind,
quickly spread over the entire block,
destroying The principal business houses Of
ths town Ths toeal Ios = el5o. .0oQ 1nsuF-
$50. ooo. .0oA
Huntsville gazette., 1887-07-16
SATURDAY. July. l6 III, 1887.

The dispatches report twelve new cases
of yellow fever at Key West yesterday.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-07-16

TIE GAZETTE reproduces this ex'
tract from the Birmingham Negro
American with its hearty ,ncurance,
Tho Negro press Of the country los
es brilliant and fearless writer in
the per on Of the Hon. w. J.Stevsns
associate editor of the Selma Cyclone.
He has sold his interest to his as
ociate, Mr.. Jno. NJ. Gee who will
continue to publish that urnal Mr..
Stevens will. we learn engage in
busine ,s at Admission. We hope his
income will be commensurate to hil
ability ard the wants Of his growing
an I interesting family.
Huntsville gazette., 1887-07-16

IT should be kept before ths people.
that they must buy land
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-23

Silver. in its relative value 90 gold has
varied greatly at different times. 10 tie
days of Patriarch Abraham 10 was s a. D.,
j. G 1000 IL was II 10 /, b. C. 500 10 vas
13 % !; 40 the commencement OF he
Christian era +. was 9 SO !. a. d 500 70
was is % ]. in 100 10 was 5 10 ! in 1900
it was II 10 /; in 1884 it was toll. .n
1901 it was 10 /; in 1900 10 was 10 70 J.;
In l121 was l3 % / in 1900 10 was - -
TO !. 1t maintained the latter ratio until
1872, when &c began 20 rise. and in 1876 10
attained 90 20 20 l. IL soon after gradu-
ally declined, then advanced again, and
Aug /, 1886 reached the highest point
ever known, since which time IL has grad
uaily declined TO 20 70 i.-Jewehy News
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both parties From the common language
of paut0mme mo- nationality need Dee eX-
cudcd by reason of any material eccen-
tricity differing in any serious degree
from all 0thcr.-nOue except the Chinese.
so greater truth was ever told tlan Bret
Uarte's assertion chat "tte heather chi.
nee is peculiar " OF "a truth ; found john
Chnuman -0 peculiar that ! doubt very
much Dc DO is possible for the Occidental
mind t0 quite fathom thc sublime depth
of Deli, popularity
All my experience of rntOm.me boo
more than dozen different c0ul rlie-
previously uuvcr-ed awaited me little
when entered the iuteriOrof thc Celestial
empire wendell my Joyous way into The
territory of Qumg tuug happy in tue COM
temptation Ui my own proficiency BOB max
ing my wants known without Ncrha. ef-
fort. and making light Of the fact that the
Chinese language was 10 me yer.fablo
lingua incognita / was NOT allowed Co..
remain long in this happy state OF self
suincicncy. however. The first Celestial
Of whom ! asked the road u the manner
had learned was best in Persia. Afghanis-
tan and Turkey, greeted me with an APP
prehensve stare. and then moved off with
an inward chuckle OF amusement eu-
deavored 10 summon him back by beckon-
ing in all the known ways of the rest
OF the world but be- only looked
back and favored me with another
humorous chuckle at what be cyi-
identity considered my queer be-
l.avior had travelled hundreds OF miles
through China before ! began 10 acquire
proficiency in making myself understood
or 10 understand them in return When
left the country had picked up but
few Of their signs, and came away with
rooted conviction that John Chiuaman is
an enigma altogether too profound for
ordinary mortal 10 solve His mode Of
siguifying hunger is % hold an imaginary
basin 10 his mouth and shovel imaginary
rice into il with an imaginary pair OF chop
sticks His sign for, money is 20 mai %
ring with the thumb and finger of Size
left hand. and then stick the forehngc II
the right hand through il. lie think ne
seat n human intelligence is 10 me
stomach. therefore when he wishes 20 LEI
Won know he understands you. he pats
himself vigorously in that region. \
Chinaman. asking me TO ride the bicycle,
would pat the saddle. and then. turning
his back 10 me. would bend his head al
most 10 the ground and pat himself in a
ridiculOusly realistic manner
TITO las STEVENS.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-23

FriHu 3. wAsHBURNE. the Father Of the
House, having served continuously
longer than any other member. II was
when Gen. Grant was under fire. as
the political phrase was. i'm the year fol-
lowing the battle Of Shiloh. that Mr..
Washburne first became prominent IN
congress. his steadfasf defense Of the
general. his ncighbor IN Galena, attract
ing national attention. IN the three years
following the war he was popularity cred
tied with being Grants political mana
ger. " and he drafted the bill reviving the
grade Of lieutenant general. which office
was conferred ON Grant Tie was again
elected 10 congress- but after Gen. Grant
became president one of his first acts was
10 name his old friend and constant sup
porter as minister 20 France. I'm that
position Mr. Washburne won his greatest
honOrs lie remained i'm Paris during the
long siege while nearly all the diplomats
fed. exerted himself herocally 20 defend
the helpless. and retrenched from his
ministerial state 10 assist the needy
Many an American caught in Paris by
the sudden investment sJiii speaks with
moistened eye Of the minister. and TO the
Germans domiciled in the city he was an
unwavering protector Unpopular hatred
against men of German race was 50 in
tense that Mr. Washburne house became
a veritable sanctuary of refuge 10 them'
and in the negotiations Co mitigate the
horrors Of war he proved Of vast advan-
taoe 10 both parties. No American minis
ter there since Franklin has shed such
mster upon his country. lie came home
after the Franco-Prussiau war the most
popular man in the country and % prom
mate candidate for the presidential nom
nation. Bat Doe did not earnestly aspire
90 the place and after some minor public
services retired Co private life. He win
long be noted iu our history ard admired
for sterling worth and unfinching deyo-
ton 90 bis friends and the good Of his
cOuntrymeu.
Mr. Washburns condition was lately
regarded as very critical. but Doc is now
q decidedly better lie recently published
a book Of "reminiscences Of bis diplomatic
career
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was desired 10 impress upon me that
certain individual pointed ont was
man of some Importance the informant
would jerk his head mysteriOusly toward
the object Of his attention and then pro-
coed 10 pun ont his cheeks and initiate
himself Before I had been IN Asiatic
Turkey many days / could tell by the ex-
tent and volume OF this initiation whether
the person indicated was AN cTendi q hey
or "a pa-ha I'm the case of am ordinary
Turkish gentleman of no particular inn
portance beyond his own village, my in
formant would puff his cheeks aud initiate
his stomach iu "A moderate degree only,
but in ihe case of pasha he would swell
himself mp like an inflated toad
Among the persians the signs and
gestures differ but little from those
among the Turks in respect 20 eating,
drinking or sleeping I'm regard tomoney,
however. there is a complete change. The
Persiaus are q money loving people. they
throw their whole soul into the subject of
money The koran is the cgrrent coin of
the shah's domiuiOns, and tine mere men
ton of the word causes the cupidty of the
average Persian to fairly bri~tle through
his yellow hide His mute expression for
MONEY to tbe stranger whom he thinks
doesn't understand the language is Co rub
the thumb and two first fingers together
as though testing the texture of sample
of silk When he does this the Persian S
eyes glisten avariciously as though the
mere suggestion of kerans were sufficient
20 thrill him through and through. In
stead of shaking his head for "a negative,
the Persian draws that expressive mem
Der of his body backward, eleyates his
eyebrows and says "Estch. When he
wishes to indicate any particular course.
instead of pointing there with his hand be-
gives his chin an impressive elevation ion
that direction.
Aside from these few eccentrcties the
wonderful sign language that may bee said
10 bee universal almost, differs hut little .
between the various nations of The world. .
Irrespective of race or language or nation .
atty. one person can readily make an /
other understand that he wants Goo eat or +
sleep 0r drink. or that bee wants to find /
the way tO certain place. providing, OF /
course. the name of the place +, known 10 .
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HON. E. q. WASHBuRNe.
FventfuI Career Of Prominent wan
aud Statesman.

Elihu u. Washburne. the retired states
man who is now in fast falling health,
was but a few years ago among the most
noted men in the national one date
probably the most noted-and through all
his public career was an extremely useful
man. hard worker and ardent patriot.
He first attracted the attention Of the
press by the curious fact that he was the
most prominent OF three brothers IN con
rrcss mt one time-the Thirty-iifth and
Thiriy-sixth congresses-the three beng
somewhat alike in appearance, but en-
riouslv dissimilar in their habits Of thought
and style Of speaking. OF the Others,
Israel Washburn represented their native
district in Maine in five successive con-
crosses. while Cadwalader G. Washburn
represented a Wisconsin district two
terms-both these writing their names
without the g.
Elihu Is Washburne was born sept %,
1876. at Livermore. Oxford county, Me,
and i'm boyhOod learned the printers art
in the Office Of The Kennebec Journal; he
then took law course at Harvard UNI
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discovered i'm the Office of the assistant
treasurer the largest defalcation ever
known in the history Of the government
During the emergency he remained in
New Orleans acting rs assistant treasurer.
On retiring from Office he located in New
York city a. president Of the National
Bank OF the Republic His long expe-
rience in and out OF Office gave him the
right To speak with Il sort OF authority on
our finances Other addresses on the
same subject were by Hon. Beriah Will
kins George s Coe. the well known
banker, Of New York, and II VI. King
man of Chicago.
Two subjects attracted unusual atten-
ton this year--the proposed treaties wnh
Canada and state taxation of national
banks In the latter some puzzling ques-
tons ar Ose While il Is a clear principle
both OF national law and Of financial prdc-
uce that state has no power 10 TAX tle
bonds OF the United States, II Is equally
admitted that when those bonds are de-
posited as the basis of note circulation,
and are thus transformed into bank stock,
the state can tax such stock. And IN the
delicate jntcrlock of these two principles
of law. some states have found cOnsti-
tu;ional way To lay taxation on the ma
tional banks. While Others have thought
il better policy 10 tax lightly or exempt
the natural result being TO drive bank
capital on, of the former and draw It into
the latter.
The questions Of complete reciprocity
ADD eXtraditOn treaties with Canada are
decidedly novel IL is "A noteworthy fact
that many stanch advocates Of protec-
tive tariff are for reciprocity, claiming
that the principles on which we maintain
a tariff against ENrOpe donot apply TO our
near neghbor in the New World, with
political institutions much like our own,
producing much that we want and want
ing much that we produce yet with very
few industries directly competing with
ours The bankers are much more in
tereStcd in a treaty which Will enable
them TO bring back deiaulters and en-
bezzling cashiers. 1t is simply ridiculous
that on one side of an imaginary line q
thief should be amenable 70 law aud on
the other as free as the most honest il
Is disgraCcful TO both countries and now
that rapid communication is sOwell ostab-
hshed the flight of "bOOdlers' 10 Canada
has assumed alarming proportions. Not
the least important business of the con-
vsntion was report and discussion on the
thirty one treaties with various foreign
countries for the return OF fugitres
charged with crimes against property.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-23

Vei or Titus Bchrng and Do lieutenant,
1echor.c0r. sailed eastward frHm kam-
chafkl with two small vessel. Don the sumo
mcr of lsfl. "a storm separated them. and
one ye--c. disappeared forever ON the
18TH oi july Behrn- discovered and
landed on an island near the Aluska
coast THE -curyy came. the crew were
too weak tO manage thc vessel. they
drfted lor months ul Belrug dled; tne
fcW survivors wIufered 0u ONE of the
islands. and n tie spring 0r as the
months 900. our summer of 1912 thcy cone
-lructed % small shallop and boz August
reached the coast of ASIA other cNplOr-
ere followed and by 100 the coast OF
Alaska Was fairly well known Trade
m mr- and fish grew rapidly. and
in ,gO-gJ the Russians organized
The business under thc de.potc
control o( government monopoly. ana
$50. with hut slight change. 10 remained
ru l~Gi The Ru-~ian-Amer.cau CONS
pauv zoo first treated the natives with
such rig0r Chat the latter were almost
eNtermiuafcd ou the islands. then self
interest compelled them t0 d0 better and
when the United States recovered the
country the races were ou fairly good
terms ln May 1867 Seward agreed
o pay Sr200000 BOO gold Tor che whole
regou ard ou tAe 18th az the suc-
ccedu- October the formal transfer was
made Ih. United States received % re-
40n islands Hud mainland over 1000
miles long from east To west and 1900
miles W.dc. covering aOlu. Jl2OlJ square
mlc- and containing In iesN i3O whites.
l,jf brown mixed CreoIes, iloli E-qui.
mauN. 2.ffi Neu,-. 3J-l AthaDarhmU
and G.16j miscellaneous .aNages. total
.3.t26
Iue ~thau region extends SD GAR south
along fhe coast that 10 l- fairly wel know
to the uaN-afor.. and One may visit thl
capital from san Francisco by steamer
amy MONTH boz thc year. But there is no
communication by land between that and
the northern coast Of the islands, and the
VOYAGE Dos water is far more arduou- than
Co or from thc Pacific ports Indeed, the
men employed in the fur seal industries
and other activities of the upper region
look upon the Stkan district as "away
down south. or "back east No Ian
guage can describe the awful grandeur OF
the upper coast the immense icebergs and
the gloomy hords into which they glide;
the wide wastes OF snow and the
rugged mountains behind them. the
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dense forests here the rocky plat
eaus there the volcanoes Of Cooks inlet
the wild storms of autumn the iogs and
rains OF summer aud the storms 40 all
seasons. Yet. strange 90 say the region
adjacent 10 the coast is not very cold. as
cold goes n the far north. Thedi-agreeaDie
features are rain. sleet and fog Down
40 Sitka there is great deal of active lie
and some civilization; the fur Grade Of the
district often runs up TO $4,000 q year,
and the native Swashes have taken on
the forms of the Greek church and con-
siderable varush of Caucasian manners.
Sitka town is the capital OF that half ana
half government established by congress
In 1874 The people live very largely on
halibut and herring, and consume faDu-
lous quantities Of tea, rum and brandy,
There ARE hot springs not far away OF
great healing virtues, aud in the adjacent
mountains are gold mines Of which the
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nortant that war should be destructive in
order that IL may bee short, so we may
well take an interest in all Improvements
in the fine art Of wholesale murder. The
Chinese have caught the craze for iron
clad sea monsters, and az the
rate they are going may expect TO
have splendid navy by the time
the new dynamite gun renders all war
vessels useless. Last month two ele-
CANT ironclad destroyers and three other
war vessels LEFT Spithead for China hav-
ing been constructed by various British
and Chinese builders for the Chinese
government The lovely names Of these
are the Chilly uan. the Ching Yum the
King Yuan, the Lai-Yuan and an un-
named torpedo boat. The two ar
mored cruisers are the beauties Of the
outfit, each PCS feet long and IS feet beam,
with displacement Of 1900 tons, forward
draft II and aft 10 feet All their ma
chinery is Of the latest designs and best
finish. and with full weight on the trial
trip they made eighteen and half knots
per hour The material Of both is steel.
There are two decks, are well protected,
as is all the steering apparatus, and the
bows are formed for ramming purposes
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Add that there are air tight compartments
in case of accident, double bottoms against
torpedoes and good storage for coal or
patent fuel. and il Will be seen that the
art Of destruction has been well provided
for in their construction. Their arma-
ment consists Of three 2l-centimeter
Krupp guns, two 6-inch Armstrong;,
eight 6-pounder rapid firing Hotchkiss
guns and six Gatlings The large guns
move on Nayasseur carriages, 10 be
trained in any direction over 100 degs.,
and the smaller can be depressed OK raised
almost al will.
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Islands of the Behring seat

Islands of the Behring sea.
When Secretary seward i'm 1861. sought
10 signalzc his administration uy acquir-
ing some new territory not one American
in ten thousand knew anything of i'm
poriance ia regard 10 the purchase Little
by little we have learned it- value. and
now 10 and the Behriu- sea. which washes
its shores is the location Of "a most inter
esting trouble with Great Britain.
The annexed map will materially assist
our readers IN the comprehension OF what
ever may be- said regarding This sealing
trouble. The line running southwest
from Bchring strait along the Siberian
coast marks the treaty boundary of 1861,
and the government Of the United States.
according % that treaty. has exclusive
jurisdiction and dominion over the
waters of Behring sen east of that
boundary The Russian government has
jurisdiction and dominion west of the
same line The Seal Islands ST. Paul
and st. George. the chief center of animal
life I'm Behring sea- iie to tae north of
Ounalaska The fur seal pas, northwau
every spring through the channels on each
side of Ounalaska Island tO their main
breeding place at st. Paul and ST.
Georges Islands The six or more British
vessels caught poaching in BehrIng sea
have been seized between Ouuala,ka and
the Seal Islands and have been taken by
the revenue cutter Rush t0 ~.fka
These vessels sailed from Victoria. Van
couyers Island. British North America
And now. rs we have 10 struggle for
our new property. we become deeply n-
tercsted i'm 10, according 10 the nature of
man; and 10 is i'm order Eco present the
main facts of its history. climate and re-
sources 10 is an immense land and
gloomy land. and. as in every other section
of the far north. It's exploration has been
the occasion of many "a sad calamity.
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high rank ms "a working member OF the
committees on finance and Judiciary, and
early in 1871 blazed upon the country as
a great humOrist i'm his brilliant speech
upon Duluth. which he christened the
zenith city Of the unsalted seas
II is difficult to give the new generation
Of readers any idea Of the wild hilarity
this speech excited in congress or the
roar of laughter it excited in the country.
The humOr was fitted 10 q peculiar state
Of affairs, when every ambitious city OF
the border was asking land grant or
subsidy, and when the condition passed
away much Of the humOr became obsolete.
Duluth had Just been made famous by
being selected for the eastern terminus OF
the Northern Pacific railroad. and was
asking much OF congress. Mr.. Knott OPP
posed the grant in a speech which made
him aud the city famous Duluth grasped
the situation. and made his sarcasm the
basis of a big advertisement He served
continuously i'm congress, much Of the
time rs chairman of the house judiciary
committee. till 1888, when he was elected
governor of Kentucky 10y an immense ma
jority He retired but a few weeks ago,
giving place 10 Gen. : D. Buckner, elected
last August.
Another important paper was that by
Hon John JAY Knox on the financial and
banking progress of the year This gen
tlemans Federalist ancestry is handsome
" preserved in his names-JOhm Jay
having been one of the patriarchs of fed
eralism-aud his financial opinions are of
the most pronounced nationalist type
Born March 49,, 1928, at knoNhoro, y. s..
and graduated from Hamilton college in
1S49 he entered at once on the business OF
banking. and acquired such a reputation
that soon after the close of the war he was
called by the secretary Of the treasury
Hugh McCuioch. as adviser. and in 1867
was made deputy comptroller of the cur
reDcy In 1872 he became comptroller,
and in the offices had nearly eighteen
years continuous service. All the financial
legislation of those years bears the marks
Of his genius He recognized The bust
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BANKERS CONVENTION.
SOMETHING ABOUT TWO LEADING
MEMBERS THEREOF.

Proctor Knott and John J. Knox and
Their Decentralization Historic
speech ep the Metropolis of the I'm
saltcd Scas-Othcr Matters.
The annual convention Of the American
Bankers association, held at PitiSburg,
Pa. on the 18th and 18th. was n Interest
Ing as any held since the dark days OF the
war. As usual the bankers discussed all
the much discussed questions OF silver
coinage. PAPER money, national currency
based on bonds and the possible future OF
the national banks, when, a il must soon
be. all the bonds shall have been paid.
But the most interesting features probably
were the addresses Of John jay Knox and
Governor Proctor J. knott-the former
on the general banking system and the
latter on the industrial and banking pro-
gress OF the west and south.
Hon. Proctor Knott, late governor OF
Kentucky. is not only an able and humor-
Gus speaker but sOunG fnancier and man
Of great experience in public affairs Born
Aug. % 1890 at Lebanon. Ky. he became
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CHINESE WAp SHIPS.

Formidable Vessels Built for the Chinese
Government.
II the great nations would devote as
much thought and money 10 improving
ships and the comfort Of seamen as they
no war ships and as much 10 increasing
international trade as they do to arms and
armies. they would soon have little need
either for war ships or armies. for trade
would make all nations their friends. But
as long as they viii fight 10 is highly im-
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hand by which an American farmer bids
his hired man 20 come hi:bcr from the
other side Of n forty acre field, the I'M
speakable Oriental makes motion which
leaves the uninitiated stranger from
FRANCISCAN in wild eyed uncertainty
as 10 whether he is being told to sit
down on the floor and fold his feet and
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versity and To-
Gated in practice
at Galena, His
where he was
elected successive
" to the Thirty
third Thirty
fourth. Thrift
fifth. Thirty sixth,
Thirty seventh
and Thirty eighth
congresses. lnthe
last be was called
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legs into n Turk
ish knot, or 10
stay right where
he is on penalty
Of his life. Among
the Turks, Ar
m en- Ia rs and
Koords the usual
method Of eX
pressing 10 me
that the country
ahead was dan
gcrOus for me To
traverse alone was
TO draw their fore
finger tragicnlly
across { heir
throat. When 10